The UK's most-streamed videos of 2019 so far

It's been 12 months since video streams were introduced into the Official Singles Chart - these are the biggest so far.

It's been one year since video streams were introduced into the Official Singles Chart.

One of the most popular mediums of listening to music, video streaming was ushered into the UK's singles chart last summer - with a bit of help from Dua Lipa. The inclusion of video streams arrived as Apple Music and Spotify added video to their platform, and as YouTube launched their subscription service in the UK.

With the one year anniversary here, we're revealing UK's most popular music videos on streaming platforms in 2019, as well as the most streamed videos since they became eligible for chart inclusion (July 2018).

Pinkfong - Baby Shark

Doo doo doo doo doo doo! The Baby Shark craze swept the nation in late 2018 through to 2019, with kids across the UK imitating the dance moves and characters of Pinkfong's animated seafloor. The results of the hugely viral video saw the Korean cartoon track reach Number 6 on the Official Singles Chart in January 2019.

Baby Shark is the most streamed song on video platforms in 2019, racking up 49.4 million plays so far. The song is the third most-popular since video streaming was introduced, totalling 72.7 million views.

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - Girls Like You

Girls Like You's popularity came from its two official music videos - Maroon 5 enlisted celebrity friends such as Ellen Degeneres, Camila Cabello and Jennifer Lopez for the visuals, which centred around female empowerment. Not knowing who would pop up next was part of the appeal, making the song Maroon 5's biggest global hit in years.

Girls Like You peaked at Number 7 in the UK and ranks as 2019's second most streamed track on the video format (31.9 million). Tallying streams since the introduction of video to the Official Chart, Girls Like You has generated 92.9 million, more than any other.

George Ezra - Shotgun

George's first UK Number 1 single reached the summit the week video streams were introduced to the Official Chart. The song of last summer (officially) has achieved 27.5 million video streams in 2019 alone, landing it in fifth place. Factoring in video plays since July 2018, Shotgun is the second-most popular visual, notching up 75.2 million plays.

Elsewhere, US singer Ava Max claims the most video streams this year by a female artist with Sweet But Psycho (4), besting the likes of Ariana Grande's 7 Rings (11) and Billie Eilish's Bad Guy (14).

A string of UK newcomers also perform well on the format including Lewis Capaldi's Someone You Loved (3), Russ & Tion Wayne's Keisha & Becky (15), Don't Call Me Up by Mabel (17), Russ' Gun Lean (20), Dave & Fredo's Funky Friday (24), and Options by NSG ft. Tion Wayne (26).

The Official Top 40 most streamed music videos of 2019 so far

POS	TITLE	ARTIST	PEAK
1	BABY SHARK	PINKFONG	6
2	GIRLS LIKE YOU	MAROON 5 FT CARDI B	7
3	SOMEONE YOU LOVED	LEWIS CAPALDI	1
4	SWEET BUT PSYCHO	AVA MAX	1
5	SHOTGUN	GEORGE EZRA	1
6	SUNFLOWER	POST MALONE FT SWAE LEE	3
7	GIANT	CALVIN HARRIS & RAG'N'BONE MAN	2
8	SHALLOW	LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER	1
9	DANCING WITH A STRANGER	SAM SMITH & NORMANI	3
10	OLD TOWN ROAD	LIL NAS X	1
11	7 RINGS	ARIANA GRANDE	1
12	VOSSI BOP	STORMZY	1
13	I DON'T CARE	ED SHEERAN & JUSTIN BIEBER	1
14	BAD GUY	BILLIE EILISH	2
15	KEISHA & BECKY	RUSS & TION WAYNE	7
16	EASTSIDE	BENNY BLANCO/HALSEY/KHALID	1
17	DON'T CALL ME UP	MABEL	3
18	BOASTY	WILEY/STEFFLON DON/SEAN PAUL	11
19	BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND I'M BORED	ARIANA GRANDE	1
20	GUN LEAN	RUSS	9
21	HIGH HOPES	PANIC AT THE DISCO	12
22	LET YOU LOVE ME	RITA ORA	4
23	TASTE	TYGA FT OFFSET	5
24	FUNKY FRIDAY	DAVE FT FREDO	1
25	WOW.	POST MALONE	3
26	OPTIONS	NSG FT TION WAYNE	7
27	EARTH	LIL DICKY	21
28	BETTER	KHALID	15
29	KITCHEN KINGS	D-BLOCK EUROPE	16
30	PERFECT	ED SHEERAN	1
31	ADVICE	CADET & DENO DRIZ	14
32	TALK	KHALID	9
33	ME	TAYLOR SWIFT FT BRENDON URIE	3
34	PLEASE ME	CARDI B & BRUNO MARS	12
35	WITHOUT ME	HALSEY	3
36	BURY A FRIEND	BILLIE EILISH	6
37	BODY	LOUD LUXURY FT BRANDO	4
38	YOU ARE THE REASON	CALUM SCOTT	43
39	I AM YOUR GUMMY BEAR	GUMMY BEAR	N/A
40	JUST YOU AND I	TOM WALKER	3

The Official Top 40 most streamed music videos since July 1 2018

POS	TITLE	ARTIST	PEAK
1	GIRLS LIKE YOU	MAROON 5 FT CARDI B	7
2	SHOTGUN	GEORGE EZRA	1
3	BABY SHARK	PINKFONG	6
4	EASTSIDE	BENNY BLANCO/HALSEY/KHALID	1
5	TASTE	TYGA FT OFFSET	5
6	SHALLOW	LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER	1
7	SUNFLOWER	POST MALONE FT SWAE LEE	3
8	SWEET BUT PSYCHO	AVA MAX	1
9	PROMISES	CALVIN HARRIS & SAM SMITH	1
10	SOMEONE YOU LOVED	LEWIS CAPALDI	1
11	LET YOU LOVE ME	RITA ORA	4
12	FUNKY FRIDAY	DAVE FT FREDO	1
13	RISE	JONAS BLUE FT JACK & JACK	3
14	BODY	LOUD LUXURY FT BRANDO	4
15	PERFECT	ED SHEERAN	1
16	2002	ANNE-MARIE	3
17	SOLO	CLEAN BANDIT FT DEMI LOVATO	1
18	NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY	ARIANA GRANDE	2
19	GIANT	CALVIN HARRIS & RAG'N'BONE MAN	2
20	I LIKE IT	CARDI B/BAD BUNNY/J BALVIN	8
21	I LOVE IT	KANYE WEST & LIL PUMP	3
22	DANCING WITH A STRANGER	SAM SMITH & NORMANI	3
23	OLD TOWN ROAD	LIL NAS X	1
24	YOUNGBLOOD	5 SECONDS OF SUMMER	4
25	7 RINGS	ARIANA GRANDE	1
26	DESPACITO (REMIX)	LUIS FONSI/DADDY YANKEE/BIEBER	1
27	THANK U NEXT	ARIANA GRANDE	1
28	THESE DAYS	RUDIMENTAL/GLYNNE/MACKLEMORE	1
29	WOMAN LIKE ME	LITTLE MIX FT NICKI MINAJ	2
30	SICKO MODE	TRAVIS SCOTT	9
31	VOSSI BOP	STORMZY	1
32	FEFE	6IX9INE/MINAJ/MURDA BEATZ	17
33	ONE KISS	CALVIN HARRIS & DUA LIPA	1
34	079ME	B YOUNG	23
35	HIGH HOPES	PANIC AT THE DISCO	12
36	LONDON	AJ & DENO FT EO	45
37	BETTER	KHALID	15
38	OH MY	DAPPY FT AY EM	23
39	ADVICE	CADET & DENO DRIZ	14
40	I DON'T CARE	ED SHEERAN & JUSTIN BIEBER	1